Medical devices with non-uniform coatings for enhanced echogenicity
AssigneeEncapson B.V.
InventorsLee Ayres, David Asrian, Johannes Antonius Opsteen, Dennis Manuel Vriezema
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Abstract
The invention provides medical devices comprising improved non-uniform coatings for ultrasound detection, which provide optimal ultrasound images. Methods for preparing such devices are also provided.
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A medical device comprising a coating for ultrasound detection, said coating comprising microparticles that are visible with ultrasound, wherein the microparticles are solid throughout, wherein the diameter of at least 60% of said microparticles on said medical device is between 10 and 45 μm and the density of said microparticles per surface area is between 45 and 450 particles/mm2, and wherein said coating is applied as a pattern that spatially selectively covers parts of the surface.
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